sharper
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sharper¹
- /ˈʃɑɹpɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)pə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From sharp + -er.
adjective
- comparative form of sharp: more sharp
noun sharpers
- A swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating. I could plainly diſcover from whence one Family derives a long Chin; why a ſecond hath abounded with Knaves for two Generations, and Fools for two more; why a third happened to be crack-brained, and a fourth to be Sharpers.
Sharper²
proper noun Sharpers
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: swindler, sharpie, gouger, chiseller, chiseler, sharpy, cheat, escroc, clearer, finer, closer, more, keener, thinner, stronger, steeper
Translations
Talk about this word "sharper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sharper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sharper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sharper "sharper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sharper.Cite this
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title = {sharper},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sharper},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
